Reflections   Today I was at Starbucks with Mark Perkins.  We were waiting for our order and  it was taking a bit of time because of a huge order that came before us.  While we were standing there a woman who ordered before us was also waiting for her order but she was getting visibly […]

Reflections “Sorry, I Am Doing My Best”    In many cases “Doing your best” is desirable, acceptable and commendable.  But not in all circumstances.  We can imagine a hundred scenarios where the excuse  “I am doing my best” would be met with the response along these lines:  “Well, your best is not good enough”.   […]

The Imago Dei      “So God created  mankind  in his own image,  in the image of God  he created them; male and female  he created them.” (Genesis 1:27).      The image of God.  In Latin it is called “The Imagio Dei.”       God creates man in His image and then man tries to destroy that image.  He takes […]

  Pentecost           After Christmas the next “big” event on the Christian Calendar is Holy Week, concluding with the resurrection of Jesus.  After Easter, what is the next “big celebration” on the Christian Calendar?   Well, it does not gain much fanfare and there are no holidays or celebrations associated with it.  There […]

Beautiful   “And you know what’s so funny about life? Sometimes, it goes the way you want, and sometimes it doesn’t. And sometimes, when it doesn’t, you find something beautiful.” Carole King      Last weekend Susan and I went to see the Broadway musical “Beautiful”, the story of legendary singer-song writer Carole King.   […]

Nameless     We are only 10 days away from the start of baseball season.  We are coming into one of my favorite seasons of the year…Springtime, March Madness, hockey playoffs, basketball playoffs and the start of the baseball season.  Oh yeah, and Easter too. So I am getting my mind into “baseball mode” and […]

         Today is St. Patrick’s Day…When everyone is Irish even when you are not.  People don their greens, eat their corned beef and cabbage and wear buttons asking  people to kiss them simply because they are Irish.  Then of course there is the St. Patrick’s Day parade.  A few years ago I […]

And The Winner Is…           Last Sunday night was the Academy Awards, the high, holy day of Hollywood.  Better known as the “Oscars” it is a night where the best movies, best actors/actresses and best everything in Tinsel Town from the previous year gets celebrated, highlighted and awarded.  It is also a […]

Ash Wednesday        Once Thanksgiving hits we are all about getting ready for Christmas.  Some people even start before Thanksgiving but come “Black Friday” we are all in.  Christmas music plays 24-7 on the radio station; Stores are decorated with their version of Christmas.  TV shows, specials and movies fill the 1429 channels […]

My sermon this week is entitled “The Power Of Us.”  This Reflection is not about that “Us.” (The church).  It is about “Us. (All of us)” Are you confused? This week I came across a video that was posted by our friend Bruce Bernard who is a pastor of a house church in Manhattan.  It […]